Foxconn, Apple’s manufacturer of things you likely own and Chinese despair, was last week’s corporate target on The Daily Show (sorry we missed it until now). It’s funny! But then it alternates between funny and Oh wait, this is true and awful. But then funny again! You need to watch this. More »
A week or so ago, The Daily Show’s Aasif Mandvi took a biting look at so-called ‘freemium’ games — think iPhone/iPad apps aimed at kids that make it all too easy to inadvertently buy extra features. Watch the video after the jump. It raises some interesting points — and reminded me how close my young nephew came to upgrading ‘Talking Tom Cat’ before I grabbed my iPad from him. More »
Comedy Central’s two-pronged comedic attack on news is finally going HD (1080i, actually) on January 4. Apparently, continually filmed daily shows like these two take longer to upgrade the control room, which is why it took so long – but get ready for some HD satire early next year. [Engadget]
The Daily Show tells the harrowing tale of iFart vs Pull My Finger, showing us the faces behind the farts. It’s predictable stuff until about 3:00, when Pull My Finger guy compares himself to Jackie Robinson. Then, it’s pure art. More »
newVideoPlayer("/kramer.flv", 506, 423,""); It’s been interesting watching the CNBC’s bad habits come under fire by the mighty Jon Stewart. Gawker’s got a clip of Cramer as he appears on The Daily Show tonight, where Jim Cramer is quoted talking about manipulating Apple stock.
Discussed within: Asimov’s Laws, Microsoft Word as the downfall of robot rebellion, Astro Boy, robots with hearts of gold, Jon Stewart’s embarrassing film career, and Japan’s decidedly adorable robot culture. Watch after the jump.
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Because of the WGA strike, there’s no Daily Show, which sucks. But if you think you’re suffering, think of how the writers of that wonderful program feel! In this video that the writers of our favourite mock newscast made on the picketline, they clearly explain why this strike is happening and how the studio chiefs are total hypocrites. And they have a point! I mean, how can Viacom go around suing YouTube for one billion dollars and then turn around and say there’s no money to be made on the internet? Scumbags! [Defamer] daily More »
Whether it was the cause of or the reaction to their $1 billion lawsuit against Google, Viacom will be launching TheDailyShow.com with the entire back catalog of Stewart clips available for viewing (we’re assuming for free). It’s a progressive move by Viacom, and hopefully the clips aren’t so chock full of ads that we can’t enjoy them properly. Of course, that won’t be true if MTV.com’s full 30 second intro ads are any indication.
It’s brilliant, really. Cutting shows into individual clips, Viacom probably feeds users more ads per content minute online than on television. [nytimes] More »
